Chilli dryer

[jackarmy]

Hi all.

I know you can use the oven or dry on a string but im looking at buying one of these or something similar to dry my ceyannes and Ring of Fire to turn into powder, does anyone own/use one for this ?

thanks in advance

jack

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DRGC08...00b093d97269_S

Link may help

[Florence Fennel]

That's a massive reduction on the gadget Jack. I always dry mine as a Ristra (string 'em up) then crush into flakes, and subsequently grind in a pestle and mortar or in the pepper grinder

[jackarmy]

Yes it is but still wondering whether the outlay is worth it ( tight as i am ) , trouble is the better half cant stand chillis drying everywhere, shes a tidy freak .

[Florence Fennel]

My daughter begs me for a ristra every year because she says it looks trendy hanging in her kitchen!

[jackarmy]

can she talk to my better half ?

[Florence Fennel]

She can talk the hind leg off a donkey Jack, but I doubt she would change your BH's opinion

[spamvindaloo]

I have dried chillies in a dehydrator before and it can get a bit pungent

Dehydrators can be used for drying loads of stuff though so probably a good investment at that price. Thinking about it, I should really use mine a lot more

[sparrow100]

It looks the same as my Andrew James dehydrator, which works really well for drying chillies. Make sure you do it near an open window though, the fumes make your eyes water.

[jackarmy]

So are they worth it compared to drying naturally Sparrow ? , how long do the windows need to be kept open for in one sitting lol ?

[Alison]

I've dried chillies (amongst man other things) in my dehydrator. Just sliced them if big and left drying overnight. That said, I've also just left them on the window ledge and that works just as well.

[jackarmy]

I've dried chillies (amongst man other things) in my dehydrator. Just sliced them if big and left drying overnight. That said, I've also just left them on the window ledge and that works just as well.

You dry them amongst how many men ?

[Alison]

You dry them amongst how many men ?

Well there's just the one in this house but I can't fit him in the dehydrator . Alternatively I'll blame stoopid auto correct for editing off the y......

[cristalfiona]

I'm also considering getting one of these for drying fruit and veg this summer. Just so you know there is a very similar one on Ebay for only £21.99 and no postage...

[jackarmy]

Thanks for the heads up Cristalfiona

[Bacchus]

I have one of those and it does work well. Don't believe the instructions where is says 12 hours or 24 hours. Even though I cut the chillies up quite small it still takes 2 days for them to dry out enough to crush.

But it's a good buy.